collect in prison

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

If in they are to be getting treatment for a work injury their not going to get paid to be in prision. If their to be working, they are not going to get paid, because they can't work. How can they go see an IME? How can they go to a hearing? They can't, so no pay neither.

[AQA]

I don't know about the last part of that Badboy.

How do prisoners get medical treatment that is not provided at the prison??? What do prisons do when they have court cases pending???

[Bummer Knees]

Bad Boy I can see the prison system processing the wc check for cost of living espenses while the inmate is housed in prison, if this is allowed by the state's wc laws. The inmate would not receive any money for work expenses because they are not working.

Most inmates that work in work release programs only get a few dollars a week (if that) for work expenses.

Inmates do attend hearing and are transported to medical facilities, happens everyday. I live near my hometown and we have a prison a few miles from town.

[Tuffy]

I believe it is up to each state , unless it is a federal prison..........because the state sets the laws as to how prisons are run. Most on work release are in county jails, work during the day and return to the jail at nite.........or if not working stay in jail. Most prisoners in jail are short term, Major offences are sent to long term prisons.

[Bummer Knees]

Kansas Depart of Corrections has work release programs as a part of the system.

And some of the larger Sheriff department have work release programs.

I worked for Kansas Department of Corrections in the early 90's as an accounting clerk, my job was to process inmate accounts, and prepare a monthly statement for the work release program.

My above post are from my job experience.

I agree Tuffy, this issue is a state by state issue regulated by state laws.

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Okay, the question wasn't about work release.

Next, the person in prison gets a letter stating they must be at IME office at such and such date, if they don't go they have to then pay for the appointment. The prison doesn't transport for non court issues. The prison will transport if a illness or something takes place within the prison. They don't make rules for those walking into prison with a work injury. The prison doesn't take over medical care for an injury that took place else where, but will help to try and make it more possibly comfortable and place them in a hospital ward setting. If a work comp hearing takes place, it is not a legal setting to transport to the comp board, and it wont happen. Prisons don't make these kinds of exceptions. And the law doesn't provide for it neither.

[Tuffy]

BBBB, I agree....

Question?. If the prisoner is on work release then ( say part time or lite duty) can they collect WC? as they can arrange to go to hearings etc during the day. I guess that was what I was trying to say. Most on work release have a home address. Where those in prisons don't ,except for the prison.

Am I making any sense?

[AQA]

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0520.htm

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=17...625,484242

[Tuffy]

AQA, Thanks, so it all boils down to the state laws, In some states prisoners can collect WC , and in other states they can't.........WOW

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Tuffy, yes then I can agree.

AQA, State Law as I see.

But, what we are not seeing is the term (Compling). If the Prison or person in there, can't comply with the needs of the work comp system, why in the world would the Insurance then continue to pay without a major fight. The Insurance brings on a reason to stop paying. The person in prison would need to fight back. 99% of these case are wins for the IC's. All this means, is the IC's aren't going to pay without a fight. Prison's don't transport them to a work comp hearing. This is fact.

I do remember, a person going to prison, can attempt to put their work comp case on hold though, then re-instate when they get out. But, that was the best and last information I got on a person going to prison, and what to properly do, to protect their claim.